The new murderers' who's who
By: J.H.H. Gaute and Robin Odell ; forwords by Colin Wilson and Richard Whittington-Egan
Publisher: Dorset Press
Published: 1991
Place of publication: NY
Language: eng
Number of pages: 352
ISBN-13: 9780880295826
Copyright date: 1979
Subjects: Murder; Dictionaries
Description: ""I met murder on the way" wrote Shelley, and who of us has not met murder in some form or another-on the way? In our books and newspapers, on the radio and television, some famous murder will be mentioned and we will want to know more about it. This revised and updated edition of a classic work is a reference book with a difference-it features hundreds of notorious murderers-from Jack the Ripper to Jack Henry Abbott. The entries, spanning a period of more than 160 years, are listed alphabetically and give full treatment to some of the most ghastly crimes in history. THE NEW MURDERERS' WHO'S WHO also includes more than 150 contemporary photographs, drawings and newspaper cuttings, and a bibliography of more than a thousand titles to guide the reader to books of further interest. More than 100 entries examining new trends in murder such as serial killings and mass murder have been added."--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 331-345) and index.
Table of contents: title: Foreword; title: Foreword to the second edition; title: Author's preface; title: Acknowledgments; title: The cases.